{"id":27722,"date":"2019-08-17T19:34:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T00:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=27722"},"modified":"2019-08-17T19:36:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T00:36:47","slug":"jason-line-brittany-force-and-matt-hagan-secure-top-spots-at-lucas-oil-nhra-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/17\/jason-line-brittany-force-and-matt-hagan-secure-top-spots-at-lucas-oil-nhra-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Line, Brittany Force and Matt Hagan secure top spots at Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of the NHRA<\/em><\/p>\n

BRAINERD, Minn. \u2013 Pro Stock driver and Minnesota native Jason Line<\/strong> secured his second No. 1 qualifier of the 2019 season and the 55th of his career at the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.<\/p>\n

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Jason Line. NHRA photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brittany Force<\/strong> (Top Fuel) and Matt Hagan<\/strong> (Funny Car) also qualified No. 1 in their respective categories at the 17th of 24 races during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.<\/p>\n

Line secured the top spot when his run of 6.606-seconds at 207.27 mph from Friday held up in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro. He will race for his first win this season on Sunday where he will face Wally Stroupe in the first round. Erica Enders is right behind in second after her Friday run of 6.616 at 206.99, while Bo Butner finished third in qualifying after going 6.624 at 207.08.<\/p>\n

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Brittany Force. NHRA photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy car is really good. It\u2019s certainly the best car I\u2019ve had in years,\u201d said Line. \u201cWe made four really good runs and that\u2019s not always easy to do. It\u2019s been very predictable and it\u2019s doing what we ask it to, so that\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Top Fuel, Force earned the top spot with her run of 3.722 at 328.14 in the final round of qualifying on Saturday in her Carquest Filters dragster. This is her fifth No. 1 qualifier of 2019 and the 15th of her career. She will meet Chris Karamesines in the opening round of eliminations. Steve Torrence qualified second following a run of 3.738 at 328.70 on Friday and Mike Salinas will start raceday from the third position after his 3.743 at 329.58 from Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a clean run all the way down there and it put us at number one so this Advance Auto Parts \/ Carquest team is very happy with that,\u201d said Force. \u201cGrubnic (David Grubnic, Crew Chief) said on this last run, we\u2019re gonna push. We were safe in the field and he was going to push to see if he could move us up there and wow, he moved us up quite a bit. So I\u2019m very excited about that. It just puts overall more energy in our pit and confidence going into raceday tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Matt Hagan. NHRA photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Funny Car\u2019s Hagan picked up his first No. 1 qualifier of 2019 and 35th in his career thanks to his Friday run of 3.890 at 328.46 in his Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Funny Car. He will meet Dale Creasy in the opening round of eliminations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know if that pass would hold or not,\u201d said Hagan. \u201cWe ran a little later this evening and everyone was pushing. All in all we really feel good about the car and the raceday setup and everything that\u2019s kind of coming together right now so as long as we turn four win lights on tomorrow, that\u2019s all that really matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Beckman remained second with his 3.908 at 325.53, and John Force is a spot behind in third thanks to his pass of 3.923 at 321.12 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Live action begins at 2:00 pm ET on FS1.<\/p>\n

Media Center Interviews:<\/h3>\n

Brittany Force \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Saturday-BrittanyForce-Brainerd.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Matt Hagan \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Saturday-MattHagan-Brainerd.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Jason Line \u2013<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Saturday-JasonLine-Brainerd.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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BRAINERD, Minn. — Sunday’s first-round pairings for eliminations for the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, the 17th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.<\/p>\n

Top Fuel — 1. Brittany Force, 3.722 seconds, 328.14 mph vs. 16. Chris Karamesines, 4.270, 204.79; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.738, 328.70 vs. 15. Cameron Ferre, 4.115, 261.22; 3. Mike Salinas, 3.743, 329.58 vs. 14. Luigi Novelli, 3.989, 292.65; 4. Leah Pritchett, 3.756, 325.53 vs. 13. Kyle Wurtzel, 3.962, 267.75; 5. Billy Torrence, 3.763, 325.53 vs. 12. Antron Brown, 3.849, 322.58; 6. Clay Millican, 3.765, 318.77 vs. 11. Richie Crampton, 3.809, 316.75; 7. Doug Kalitta, 3.768, 325.92 vs. 10. Terry McMillen, 3.794, 323.66; 8. Austin Prock, 3.769, 323.35 vs. 9. Scott Palmer, 3.771, 316.60. <\/p>\n

Did Not Qualify: 17. Terry Totten, 4.366, 189.12; 18. Todd Paton, 5.284, 132.70. <\/p>\n

Funny Car — 1. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.890, 328.46 vs. 16. Dale Creasy Jr., Charger, 4.256, 237.55; 2. Jack Beckman, Charger, 3.908, 325.53 vs. 15. Terry Haddock, Ford Mustang, 4.076, 277.32; 3. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.923, 321.12 vs. 14. Bob Bode, Mustang, 4.038, 311.05; 4. Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.924, 326.48 vs. 13. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.031, 315.49; 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Charger, 3.926, 318.54 vs. 12. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.993, 312.78; 6. Shawn Langdon, Toyota Camry, 3.935, 318.02 vs. 11. Paul Lee, Charger, 3.969, 318.69; 7. Ron Capps, Charger, 3.936, 325.53 vs. 10. J.R. Todd, Camry, 3.963, 321.27; 8. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.950, 322.96 vs. 9. Jonnie Lindberg, Mustang, 3.963, 322.65. <\/p>\n

Did Not Qualify: 17. Jim Campbell, 4.304, 231.20.<\/p>\n

Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.606, 207.27 vs. 16. Wally Stroupe, Camaro, 6.725, 204.70; 2. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.616, 206.99 vs. 15. Shane Tucker, Camaro, 6.683, 204.88; 3. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.624, 207.08 vs. 14. Val Smeland, Camaro, 6.673, 206.51; 4. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.627, 207.50 vs. 13. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.668, 205.79; 5. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.627, 206.54 vs. 12. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.663, 206.20; 6. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.628, 205.63 vs. 11. Richard Freeman, Ford Mustang, 6.657, 206.39; 7. Fernando Cuadra, Camaro, 6.640, 206.89 vs. 10. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.647, 207.21; 8. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.641, 205.98 vs. 9. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.642, 205.98. <\/p>\n

Did Not Qualify: 17. Alan Prusiensky, 6.736, 204.42; 18. Cristian Cuadra, 6.755, 203.12; 19. Mark Hogan, 6.843, 200.92; 20. Robert River, 6.858, 198.47.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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